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Why in news?Alaska plans to treat Lalen Lake and Visnaw Lake with rotenone during autumn 2026. Both lakes contain introduced northern pike that damage...
Why in news?The Attunli Hydroelectric Project has reached another stage of environmental appraisal. A 31 August sector report said an expert committee...
Why in news?Researchers formally described a new scorpion species named Liocheles gracilipalpus. The specimens came from Judda in Jammu and Kashmir’...
Why in news?Birdwatchers photographed a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper near Najafgarh Jheel after several years without a local record. The sighting came from...
Why in news?India and Germany held their fourth Environment Forum in New Delhi on 1 September. Ministers and officials discussed climate resilience, b...
Why in news?Researchers described a new stingless bee species named Tetragonula nagalandensis from Nagaland. Its colonies were found in underground ca...
Why in news?The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation announced three recipients for 2026. They are diplomat Tommy Koh, humanitarian Runa Khan and rights a...
Why in news?AstroSat detected the high-energy signal from gamma-ray burst GRB 260829A on 29 August. Its Cadmium Zinc Telluride Imager recorded the eve...
Why in news?New 2026 assessments show mixed conditions after the fourth global coral bleaching event. Global heat stress probably fell below event thr...
Why in news?United States forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island on 30 August. The island lies inside the strategically important ...
Why in news?An Indo-German research collaboration documented fifteen Stenus beetle species new to science. The specimens came from waterfalls and fore...
Why in news?The Department of Fertilizers announced a new phase for its Integrated Fertilizer Management System. The platform now combines transaction...
